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# Enable AI models for Agent Mode
Enable your selected models in Vertex AI for a GCP BYOC deployment.
Before adding models to groundcover, make sure you have access to them in your BYOC project's configured Vertex AI region.
## Check the configured region
All Vertex AI models in a backend use the same configured region. groundcover displays this region beside the provider name in **Settings > AI & Agents > Management**.
## Enable your selected models
The screenshots show a Claude partner-model enablement flow as an example. Choose your own model and configured region; Google and partner models may have different enablement steps.
1. Open your BYOC project in the Google Cloud console and go to **Vertex AI > Model Garden**.
2. Find the model you want to use and review its supported locations and access requirements.
Search for the model you want to enable; Claude is shown as an example.
3. If the model requires enablement, open its page and click **Enable**.
4. Complete any required use-case details, then click **Next**.
5. If prompted for **Location**, select your backend's configured region. Ensure the model supports that region.
The screenshot shows global. Use it only if your backend is configured for global.
6. Review any required publisher terms and agreements, then click **Agree**.
Repeat for each model you want to enable.
See Google's [Model Garden guide](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-garden/explore-models) and [Marketplace model enablement guide](https://cloud.google.com/marketplace/docs/enable-ai-models) for provider-specific steps.
## Use the models in groundcover
Cloud access and the models enabled in groundcover are separate settings. In [model management](/automate/agent-mode/configuring-settings.md#manage-models), select or enter the model IDs under **Enabled models**, choose a **Default model**, and select **Save**. Suggestions are checked against your configuration; they are not a complete list of models in your cloud account. You can also enter a supported model ID manually.
If validation fails, use the provider error to check the model ID, configured region, access, and permissions. Refresh the suggestions after changing cloud access, then save again. A failed save leaves the existing configuration active.
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